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  • May 1, 2009
Luxury luster falls off resort market

First, there were the rumors that some of the state's highest of high-end hotels were thinking of cutting the word resort out of their names, lest it be considered too upscale when businesses are weary of being slammed for luxurious trips.

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  • May 1, 2009
A rare sight on the Gulf Coast

What's rarer than a Florida panther sighting? How about a new bank opening.

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  • May 1, 2009
Bank regulators in deep denial

Regulators don't have to deny anyone's right to open a new bank. Apparently, all they have to do is give you the big run-around and hope you go away.

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  • May 1, 2009
Taking a cut out of the recession

One of Sarasota's trendiest hair salons is trying to clip some of the recession-induced pain for those seeking a haircut — a real one of the follicle sort, not the financial kind.

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  • April 29, 2009
Local bank finds a new home

A one-year-old Sarasota bank is moving into a new, prominent headquarters — and in the process is saving what some consider one of the area's architectural landmarks.

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  • April 27, 2009
Gould & Lamb expect SCHIP revenue bump

Bradenton-based Medicare set-aside company Gould & Lamb LLC has been suggesting for a while now that the federal government is going to start requiring a wider range of insurance providers to get approval of their settlements from Medicare.

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  • April 23, 2009
Tampa Bay targets the boomers

For decades, people have been talking about the economic impact of the 78 million Baby Boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964. Now, it is the focus of a local business conference.

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  • April 23, 2009
Hard times for hoteliers

Tampa hotel broker Lou Plasencia says he hopes he never again experiences days in his industry like he is now. About 40% to 50% of some of his clients — hotel owners — cannot pay their debt service. By this summer, that figure might climb to 60%.

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  • April 23, 2009
Ring one up for trial lawyers

It's actions like these that give politicians their bad name. Led by Sen. Jeremy Ring, D-Margate, and at the urging of trial lawyers, the Senate Judiciary Committee gutted a workers' compensation bill that had been previously approved in the Banking and Insurance Committee.

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  • April 22, 2009
JA fundraising event canceled

The recession has caused yet another local nonprofit group to call off a fundraising event: The Junior Achievement chapter for Sarasota and Manatee counties canceled its annual Bradenton luncheon, initially scheduled for April 29.

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  • April 21, 2009
Who's baiting who with mural?

Clearwater businessman Dru Jeanis opposes the city's enforcement action against a fish mural. To make a case for his now partner in crime, Jeanis has put up his own mural and says he hopes the city cites him for not obtaining a permit.

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  • April 20, 2009
Tech business cuts ties with parent

As of January, St. Petersburg is one company richer, but there are certainly a lot of similar faces and a familiar name.

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  • April 17, 2009
Tea parties steepall along the Gulf Coast

There was no shortage of frustrated taxpayers at tea parties dotting the Gulf Coast on April 15 — a day now associated with the infamy of due taxes.

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  • April 17, 2009
PR guys know how to get good PR

The Gulf Coast chapter of the Public Relations Society of America is offering what it calls a “hardship plan” to unemployed or temporarily disabled members.

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  • April 17, 2009
Prostrate economy, but still recruiting

While many recruiting firms are struggling and some are going out of business, Tampa-based Naviga Business Services is growing and getting new business every week.

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